nigra

/ˈni.ɡra/

//ˈni.ɡra// adj

The verdict

“nigra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,672 among 1,151 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,672
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de color negro

Corpus desk

Index ES-nigra · nigra · Spanish

nigra · rank #97,672 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,672
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Nicolette

Nearest frequency peer: Nicolette (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “nigra”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “nigra” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nigra
PropertyValue
Headwordnigra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈni.ɡra/
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,672
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “nigra” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).nigracae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Nicolette” (#97,671), “nimio” (#97,673), “Niamey” (#97,670). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nigra” va en #97,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nigra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,672 among 1,151 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈni.ɡra/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "de color negro".

Zero misspellings are on record for nigra in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is nigra, spelled N-I-G-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    de color negro

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nigra"?
"nigra" is spelled N-I-G-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈni.ɡra/.
What does "nigra" mean?
As an adjective, "nigra" means: de color negro
How do you pronounce "nigra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nigra" is /ˈni.ɡra/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nigra" come from?
"nigra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nigra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list